Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly (2022)
Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876
The Presidents and Speakers in this book are listed in chronological order by the years they held the office of President and/or Speaker. The President's term is four years and the Speaker's term...
Downloaded Software Exemption
Report No. 2022-TE20
Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Loans of Historic Aircraft to Museums
Report No. 2022-TE21
Military Service Persons Reacquiring Colorado Residency Deduction
Report No. 2022-TE22
Property for Use in Space Flight Exemption
Report No. 2022-TE23
Conservation Easement Credit
Report No. 2022-TE24
Affordable Housing Tax Credit
Report No. 2022-TE25
Catastrophic Health Insurance Deduction
Report No. 2022-TE15
Medical Savings Account Deductions
Report No. 2022-TE16
Long-Term Care Insurance Credit
Report No. 2022-TE17
Charitable Contribution Deduction
Report No. 2022-TE18
Colorado Earned Income Tax Credit
Report No. 2022-TE19
Aviation Fuel Exemptions
Report No. 2022-TE14
Use of State Tobacco Revenue
In FY 2020-21, Colorado received $314.5 million from tobacco-related sources. These include taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products, and nicotine products and payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. This memorandum describes the sources and...
Higher Education Enrollment and Tuition Revenue Forecast
This memorandum presents the 2022 Legislative Council Staff forecast for the state public institutions of higher education. The forecast provides projections of resident and nonresident full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment and College Opportunity Fund (COF) FTE enrollment for the...
School Finance Handbook (2022)
The purpose of this publication is to help readers understand how Colorado finances its public elementary and secondary schools. The major focus is an explanation of the funding formula included in the Public School Finance Act of 1994, including amendments made to the act in 2019. Several...
FY 2022-23 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative
The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This document is a companion document to the actual Long Bill. The narrative outlines budget changes based on the...
Forecast March 2022
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...
Senate Term Limits
Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado State Senate
Colorado Operating Budget Data Public
Colorado State Operating Budget Appropriations Data since FY 1999-00. Includes total appropriations and General Fund-only appropriations for each state agency.
History of TABOR Refund Mechanisms
This memorandum provides background information on current and past statutory mechanisms used to refund state revenue in excess of the spending limit contained in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR allows the state to use "any reasonable method" for refunds.
Refund Mechanisms Used for Prior TABOR Surpluses
Refund Mechanisms Used for TABOR Surpluses, Tax Years 1997 through 2019. No refunds were required for unlisted years, including 1993 through 1996 and 2020.
2022 Sunset Review Hearings
Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to periodically review the need for state regulations, advisory committees, or state agencies and to update the law creating the agency or function. To accomplish this review, committees of reference hold public sunset hearings on sunset reports issued by...
2022 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2021, the state received $86.6 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA-funded programs for the Current FY 2021-22. This document presents a forecast...